Livramento (Ponta Delgada)
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Livramento is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
in the Azores
. Around 2001 there were approximately 3489 inhabitants in this southern coast, that extends into the interior covering an area of 5.59 km² (its density was approximately 624 inhabitants per km²). Livramento has mountains covered with laurisilva
forests to the north, the Atlantic is to the south, the rest of the lands are made up of farms. Livramento is located in the southwestern part of the island of São Miguel
and is connected by roads linking Ponta Delgada and Lagoa. The main industry are agriculture and some businesses. Livramento is accessed with a bus transport to Ponta Delgada and Lagoa.
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,...
in the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
. Around 2001 there were approximately 3489 inhabitants in this southern coast, that extends into the interior covering an area of 5.59 km² (its density was approximately 624 inhabitants per km²). Livramento has mountains covered with laurisilva
Laurisilva
Laurisilva or laurissilva is a subtropical forest, found in areas with high humidity and relatively stable and mild temperatures. They are characterised by evergreen, glossy-leaved tree species that look alike with leaves of lauroide type...
forests to the north, the Atlantic is to the south, the rest of the lands are made up of farms. Livramento is located in the southwestern part of the island of São Miguel
São Miguel Island
São Miguel Island , nicknamed "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese Azores archipelago. The island covers and has around 140,000 inhabitants, 45,000 of these people located in the largest city in the archipelago: Ponta Delgada.-History:In 1427, São Miguel...
and is connected by roads linking Ponta Delgada and Lagoa. The main industry are agriculture and some businesses. Livramento is accessed with a bus transport to Ponta Delgada and Lagoa.